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boygenius stopped by Genius to break down their hit “Not Strong Enough,” which has been streamed more than 14 million times on Spotify to date. The song is also produced by the trio and is off their major label debut album, "the record." On today’s episode of Verified, find out how the super group of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus pieced this song together while thinking about mental health and more.
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@genius Год назад

boygenius on genius!

@guipessatti Год назад

boy, that’s genius!

@chandler_martian Год назад

Genius and The Boys

@donnie1725 Год назад

It's crazy none of them are of the boy genus

@HelloJohnRyan Год назад

oh boy!

@malmal8863 Год назад

boyGENIUS

@genki_walflower Год назад

Hearing their harmonies without any instruments in the background is something else in the best way possible.

@leedalite Год назад

seriously like the way my jaw dropped as soon as i heard the first "i am"

@miguel-bv1ef Год назад

Drop the genius acapella version NOW

@GagaBoy1346 Год назад

ITS LIKE WITHOUT YOU WITHOUT THEM

@gracethome5249 Год назад

literally had to pause the video to take a deep breath and process it lmfao

@JohnKayJr 10 месяцев назад

It sounds really great for sure.

@angelacranberry Год назад

“self hatred plus having a god complex” “hating yourself for hating yourself” oh THAT’S why i relate to this song so much

@wowsports8800 9 месяцев назад

YES and the not being able to take the responsibility rather than just commitment

@Peanutbutterandjelly305 4 месяца назад

What’s this song about ? Like what’s it about?

@aktisfm Год назад

I love how they're posed like its a parent-teacher conference and Lucy and Phoebe are coming in to talk about Julien's C in English

@al_cjp Год назад

This except we all know Julien's getting an A+ in English

@aktisfm Год назад

@@al_cjp ok very true... in the poetry unit especially

@AChickAndADuck Месяц назад

🤣🤣🤣

@YouTube Год назад

of course they literally sound so good acapella

@mollyjoe7663 Год назад

youtube based for listening to boygenius 🥱🫡

@solomonsheridan8272 Год назад

They also listen to Paramore too, so that immediately makes up for Rewind 2018

@bigcharlie8694 Год назад

Oy Bud we gonna get out dislike button back.

@kidasmr9874 Год назад

Sup youtube. Bring back the dislike button

@littleoblivions Год назад

@@solomonsheridan8272 not quite

@whynotfrancis Год назад

this feels like phoebe and lucy are the loving parents and julien is the disgruntled teenager somehow and i love it

@znekkk Год назад

no julien's definitely the dad, lucy's the mom, and phoebe's their emo kid

@maiu1922 Год назад

Mom and Dad and their small son

@chaerodactyl Год назад

they're all each other's parents and children and siblings and that's part of the magic

@wharax 11 месяцев назад

@@znekkkLOLLL

@thesunwascollapsing Год назад

phoebe just being mesmerised by lucy is such a mood

@ivy-ys8or Год назад

she’s always staring at lucy she’s just like me

@rugma1696 Год назад

@@ivy-ys8oronestly theyre both just staring at each other always and julien feels like their child that just got dragged 😅

@RoyaltoonzHD Год назад

@@ivy-ys8or Fr I don't blame her lol

@danicat7515 Год назад

why can't phoebe look at me like that, why? that is my problem

@tia8245 Год назад

i dont blame her

@viv6700 Год назад

god hearing them sing this acapella is so so good. the last chorus is perfect. i want a version of the song where the instruments cut out when the "always an angel" starts and only come back in after "the way i am." with like a drum fill. yeah.

@peggyclasse3697 Год назад

your mind

@vivsagworld246 Год назад

i want an acapella version of every single boygenius song tbh

@laurieiii Год назад

just heard that in my brain and it sounded SO GOOD GNNNNN

@sarahrhoades2453 Год назад

Phoebe told Lucy to “do night shift” the way you tell someone at a skatepark to “do a kick flip” lol I love them

@Eyephere 7 месяцев назад

Hahahaha this is so true

@kylairo Год назад

their harmony is so amazing like they’re just really meant for each other

@victorfreitas4678 Год назад

julien's laugh is the most precious thing ever

@chlzz2 Год назад

i love her

@hfjireh Год назад

she is so precious

@KaylieJane Год назад

it sounds like Victoria Pedrettis laugh

@Sol-dw1ew Год назад

every time she laughs a fairy is born

@matchaa4a Год назад

i keep replaying. such a beautiful soul T___T

@rw80 Год назад

I can listen to Lucy for hours. Such a beautiful speaking voice.

@imaanibeatrice2183 Год назад

she’s my faveee

@copaceticetal Год назад

"I couldn't be accountable to another human being'-- well, that's the whole point, it's really hard." This line from Phoebe cut deep.

@billyhackenberg22 Год назад

Julien was standing the whole time that’s nuts

@All-ze9cl Год назад

LMAO

@user-ce2pl1mj4y 11 месяцев назад

HSHAGAHA

@cloverjane14 7 месяцев назад

Wait was she actually

@1975coucou 4 месяца назад

@@cloverjane14no. it’s a joke bc she’s just really short haha

@amarskie 7 месяцев назад

phoebe’s annunciation of the “t” on “don’t” is giving former theatre kid

@mariehamiltonmusic Год назад

I know I'm greedy but I want this for every song on the album

@videogameheart Год назад

You’re not alone!!

@ellastrong4040 Год назад

ME TOO!!

@Lelelovemusic Год назад

Literally was just thinking the same

@nave_3030 3 месяца назад

Saaaaaaaaaameeeé

@angelicaamora11 Год назад

Crazy how even their hysterical laughs have harmonies...

@justDiana247 Год назад

I'm pretty sure I'm just gonna die when I see them live but it's gonna be SO worth it.

@thefranciscoflores Год назад

i saw them at coachella and i cried like 4 times during their set.

@thefranciscoflores Год назад

i saw them at coachella and i cried like 4 times during their set.

@justDiana247 Год назад

@@thefranciscoflores I saw Julien in Prague last year and I was quietly sobbing the whole time.

@leeaaa27 Год назад

SAME.

@julezthealien2467 Год назад

Big same

@mayokneese Год назад

The “always an angel never a god” KILLS AND REVIVES ME EVERYTIME

@bamboleo6348 Год назад

"if you can't be powerless, you can at least excel in your powerlessness" woah?? are you hearing this??

@blaire4300 Год назад

their voices are so good together love how different they sound but how much it works

@rugma1696 Год назад

it's like julien's the soprano, lucy's alto, and phoebe's mezzo soprano? idk

@blaire4300 Год назад

@@rugma1696 i agree!

@141roses9 9 месяцев назад

I love that their a literal pile of people singing and avoiding eye contact.

@My.Name.Is.Dark. 2 месяца назад

The way you described them as a pile 😂

@gentry991 Год назад

their harmonies mean everything to me

@chillarypuff Год назад

I loved hearing Lucy’s perspective of the line “always an angel never a god.” I interpreted it differently before this, I thought it meant that you will never receive the exact perfect holy thing you are looking for, but you might find something good enough. Not settling, but accepting a good thing that comes into your life even though it is not your idea of perfect

@taylorswiftbase Год назад

they’re so synchronized i love it

@taylerparsons7145 Год назад

This is one of the greatest songs I've ever heard, can't stop playing it

@kitkatkathryn6 11 месяцев назад

The part "half a mind keeps the other second guessing" always resonates with me as saying that a part of my brain is empowered and knows exactly what I want but the other part is always doubting myself and doubting if I can do it

@marchhare Год назад

Everytime Julien says, "No, but like..." I lean in because you know magic is coming

@jmanz79 4 месяца назад

This.

@jefflahl Год назад

I'm 68 , love music and am always looking for something new and creative. This is one of the best songs I've heard in a long, long, time. There are a couple others on the album that are super fine also: $20 and Anti-curse. Young women, Boygenius included, are making some of the best music today. Great hope for the future of music. Rock on.

@kimberlyn81 Год назад

What a lovely comment sir 🩷🙂

@lavender.lemonade Год назад

Them putting Julien on a shorter chair is so funny. Like cmon she's already the little guy of boygenius

@jazazzz Год назад

the goosebumps from their harmonies bro

@marisarabia7572 Год назад

julien smiling while singing thru the last chorus is so precious

@purpleaquabitch Год назад

Just the harmonies made this an amazing watch, thank you genius and boygenius you are all geniuses.

@Thecuervogold Год назад

Phoebe really honed her voice touring her last album, she sounds so much more confident than she used to

@Amy-nj1rb Год назад

listening to them talk about their lyrics together is so amazing-they are all crazy smart and lyrical geniuses, and it also really shows their level of vulnerability and comfort with each other because they are all clearly thoughts and feelings they have been in conversation about for so long. it feels so uncommon and almost magical, makes me realize how rare it is for me to be witness to this kind of true love/artistic collaboration. makes me wanna cry i love them sm lol

@mollywalsh3585 Год назад

They all got some sort of connection, on god. They finish each other sentences without talking over each other and their harmonies are breathtaking.

@user-uf8gy4hd4k Год назад

this song: life-altering, devastating lucy: just a vibe :)

@premiumrat Год назад

this ending with Lucy correctly predicting what the editors would do with the footage feels like a real Boy Genius moment I love them so much

@corinna262 Год назад

them changing harmony lines for each chorus makes me want to rip my eyeballs out i love them so much

@babysnowowl Год назад

their voices are so different and blend together beautifully. I'm so glad they got back together for another album. It's been on repeat for weeks.

@millie_drums Год назад

verse 1: 1:02 chorus 1: 2:14 verse 2: 3:14 chorus 2: 4:39 bridge: 5:45 chorus 3: 7:12

@ellen1001 Год назад

the end of verse 2: 3:47

@somethingscosmic Год назад

julien’s laugh is everything

@ameliaabel2404 Год назад

The second chorus harmonies and explanation just changed the trajectory of my life

@Osaki17 Год назад

This is such a perfect representation of how perfect their voices sound together

@LaraLinx Год назад

The best throuple in music history!? The way they bounce ideas off each other & the way their voices are so distinct, yet blend so perfectly... It's beautiful genius. xxxooo

@laurent.1548 Год назад

their harmonies are angelic!!

@justahuman8502 10 месяцев назад

them harmonizing feels magical like you can’t tell me the part 5:45 isn’t pure magic

@LilaSlayed Год назад

also i just noticed the second chorus has a slightly different harmonic arrangement they are insane

@alarmgoingoff9325 Год назад

YES omg the way the 1st one is julien on the high register and the 2nd one is phoebe

@nickyates_music Год назад

1st chorus is Phoebe singing lead, Lucy low harmony, Julien high harmony 2nd chorus Julien lead, Lucy low, Phoebe high 3rd chorus is Lucy singing lead, Phoebe low, Julien high

@bibiskz Год назад

their vocals during the 'always an angel never a god' bit had me ascending to heaven fr

@corinnabevier5604 Год назад

All three of them have such beautiful voices but there’s something about Lucy’s voice that just transfixes me!

@sebastienleroux4872 Год назад

The three of them singing a capella is the closest thing to heaven for me. Damn I love that band.

@Natalanium Год назад

Literally dying to hear acapella performances of every single song now pls

@regannn6504 7 месяцев назад

i love how they alternate between who’s singing like the “melody” i just love that i feel like we don’t see that often in groups

@Tinalee83 Год назад

Can we get this for the whole album?! Obsessed

@julianwilliams7364 Год назад

I love these boys with all of my heart

@mollies3979 Год назад

their commentary is simultaneously careless, and yet so concise

@juliablack7153 Год назад

I literally just died and was resurrected again this was the most beautiful thing ever

@jackiecozzie4803 Год назад

WHY DID I READ THIS AS YOUR DAD DIED AND GOT RESURRECTED 😭😭

@juliablack7153 Год назад

@@jackiecozzie4803 noooo not my dad hahahaa why did you read it like that😭😭

@jackiecozzie4803 Год назад

@@juliablack7153 I have literally no idea 😭😭 but I'm glad he got revived lol

@juliablack7153 Год назад

@@jackiecozzie4803 he’s never been dead??😭

@jackiecozzie4803 Год назад

@@juliablack7153 I know haha it's just what I read originally I'm just delirious dw about ir

@thesilentcomposer1278 Год назад

Phoebe giving Julien a little kiss at 0:20 has me so 🥺🥺🥺

@cxherryy Год назад

julien's laughs at the stupidest jokes lucy and phoebe make is so wholesome and sweet i love them so much

@fallingforhealy Год назад

they look at each other with so much love

@theeighthmoon8991 Год назад

Wanting to be artists like this but feeling like you never have the energy so why even try is the feeling this song embodies within me and the fact that they are writing about it is hopeful and shows how down to earth they are. They will go down as game changers in the music industry

@ariana8573 Год назад

the father the son and the holy spirit have arrived

@vivianseemer5274 4 месяца назад

Yo this comment aged like wine. How we feeling after the Halloween show?

@cz9790 Год назад

Their voices singing any of the harmonies together shows how much they love each other. They have been through the connections, self-deprecation's and love for each other that allows them to sing each others stories as friends. Even if they weren't there for that story.

@bhamacuk Год назад

One of the best songs this decade. Something with actual meaning.

@matbouche Год назад

Hearing Phoebe sing a capella this first verse just brought me to tears, what a beautiful voice and so in tune...freakin' amazing ! Love the album btw 🙂

@austinrich8343 4 месяца назад

You know the first few lyrics make sense from a physics perspective. If there were a black hole at the center of your kitchen, all the clocks would read different depending on their proximity to the black hole. Black holes have such a strong gravitational pull that they actually warp the way time passes in their vicinity. It's called time dilation.

@zillmopig 8 месяцев назад

Their harmonies are actually insane

@thewbfrog Год назад

PLEASE get them on again for their song "$20" !!!

@coraorac Год назад

omg 20$ is my favorite 💕

@nzbeee Год назад

julien’s voice is like a literal angel. love them all so much ❤

@sp1ralg1rl Год назад

if i was on the genius camera crew i would just start balling my eyes out

@melancholiash Год назад

their harmonies scratch my brain so well

@eva1513 Год назад

phoebe looks so in love with lucy (same)

@theweirdestone8199 Год назад

CRYING SHAKING THROWING UP in the best way possible

@noodledoodle2299 5 месяцев назад

i interpreted this in a completely different way 😭😭 like the “always an angel never a god” represented the dichotomy between men/women and femininity/masculinity. like how women/afab people are defaulted to angel status (angels are usually portrayed as women/children) in a more subservient role (which they touched on) and men are defaulted to god status. angels are glossed over and meant to comfort while gods are all powerful and meant to be worshipped. i thought the way they explained the song was so real and i like that it can take on different meanings/interpretations

@ailistere 9 месяцев назад

i want to eat their vocals its so good

@mya5589 8 месяцев назад

juliens just in her own world im crying

@beverlyhillzchihuahua Год назад

watching a boygenius video means seeing it three times in order to watch someone else each time

@erikdaniels0n Год назад

Me and the boys when we’re doing a genius interview

@tenderizer Год назад

its nice to no longer need therapy now that i have boygenius

@user-dl8rt4rt6u 4 месяца назад

I always thought I wanted to be famous and successful but what I really want deep down is to have a connection with another person the way that these three have. To get to enjoy what I do so much and to be around people you love. It's like if you have that nothing else really matters.

@swaglena6760 Год назад

"just vibes based" god i love them

@jamieeglowstein5649 Год назад

i am so in love with them it physically hurts!!!!

@matipopa9588 Год назад

this is the best thing in my life rn

@belina674 Год назад

lucy is so well spoken and well read i love her so much

@dominiqueeden Год назад

Hot tip: Stay to the very very end of the video so you don’t miss Julien’s glorious giggles.

@skyelee646 5 месяцев назад

The out of context clips do sound so out of control and I'm so here for it. I watched the whole thing first and am so tickled and grateful that I stuck around for the final few seconds. I'm bound to watch it all again and again.Thank y'all for being y'all and for all that you do.

@ynnahhh12 Год назад

i ❤️ julien baker singing without backing tracks

@matipopa9588 Год назад

i love them all so much i actually can't deal with it

@taylorchameleon Год назад

when julien sang i was like 🥲

@maiu1922 Год назад

Julien is so 🥰😭🧎🏻‍♀️

@MAXIMUS-yk5vs Год назад

Always thought that the “always an angel, never a god” lyric was talking about how women r constantly complimented as being angels but men are praised and complimented as gods…

@Simpleisgoood Год назад

I've discovered them all at exactly the right moment in my life. I'd have had such a different month if I hadn't. I needed to remember the power music can have over me, you guys reminded me whilst providing my therapy 🎉

@ellastrong4040 Год назад

Welcome to the club! ❤

@Simpleisgoood Год назад

@@ellastrong4040 🤗